Chakwera’s roast of Nankhumwa during HEQs: Why Malawi opposition needs to step up!
The game of political play and tussle took an interesting twist and fun in Parliament on Thursday when President Lazarus Chakwera stormed the chamber for His Excellency’s Question Time (HEQs) style-session from Members of parliament .
Chakwera’s masterly of speech delivery and articulacy gave him an upper edge in Parliament when he managed, on style, to remain afloat in the sea of confidence, taking on, a bit brilliantly, every question from legislators.
He stood out as a leader in control, confident and well versed in his own plans, calm and collected—a definite of a composed and cunning Head of State.
The climax of it all was when Chakwera took on opposition leader Kondwani Nankhumwa and, of course, outsmarting him both on content and style.
In his classical act of roasting Nankhumwa, Chakwera reminded the opposition leader that, contrary to what he said he [Chakwera] has been in government for three months, he had only been in government for two months.
“It must be shocking that Nankhumwa wants to run this nation yet he can’t even manage to count the months right,” he mocked.
Chakwera further rapped leader of opposition for chiding his government over demands by teachers for Covid-19 risk allowances.
He said Nankhumwa should have done the same three months ago when the then DPP led administration presented a budget that did not have a component to cater for the teachers’ demands.
Apparently down but not out, Nankhumwa—on a lighter note—asked President Chakwera to take it easy after the President singled out Nankhumwa’s response to the Sona.
Yet still, the opposition needs to step up the game in dealing with Chakwera who, as it appears, he is on top of his game both on style and content.
In response to a question from MP for Monkey Bay, Ralph Jooma on how administration would ensure that unscrupulous traders do not profit from the affordable farm inputs programme, the President said his government would ensure that there was no room for duping the ordinary Malawians.
He added that all unscrupulous traders would be dealt with by the law.
Parliament is meeting for the 49th for the 2020/ 2021 National Budget.
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If everyone in the services sector (including those dealing with contact with healthy humans) demands risk allowances from a cash strapped government such as ours, where will this stop? What are other countries doing? Reason please not politics! We choose professions and careers. Its not the governments fault we are in the jobs we are in. We must also bear the responsibility to protect ourselves. As parents, do we now demand risk allowances from spouses? we are lucky to even have a job in such a time as this. Lets not bite the hand that feeds us.
kikikikik yasanduka chicken roast!!
I don’t think our opposition will help us anyway, they’re failing to cook serious questions that will lead to developing the country. Why the hell do you come to parliament with personal agenda?
Reading through the ” article ” I have failed to find out exactly how and where Nankhumwa was roasted. What a poor choice of words
Msaka is the best man to be president basi. Enawo school alibe kwao mkuba cement ndi certificate
Nyenkhwe
DPP failed to assist our teachers
So you mr president want to do the same.
Then I don’t see why people voted for Tonse government.
May be Chilima would have done better than this Mr President.
Where you have gone to answer questions and you end up spending your time to respond to a response of your own speech, you are an idiot. Nakhumwa mumunva kuwawa a chakwela
Based on the performance of the leader of the opposition in parliament yesterday, I have now started to believe those who have been making allegations that mr Nankhumwa never passed his MSCE exams and that he used his relative MSCE certificate to become an MP.
The quality of the comments and questions that Nankhumwa was asking the president in parliament is just unbelievable…….I could not believe it, I think mr Nankhumwa has proved that he does not have a brain worthy a parliamentarian……my advice to him is to start spending his cashgate money on some strategists to do his work for him otherwise he will continue bringing shame on the DPP party.
Now I can understand why APM wanted mr Chaponda to be the leader of the opposition instead…..
Nankhumwa asked to find out if the Onse Alliance will be fulfilling the agenda of all the 9 ruling parties. He also wanted to know if leaders of the rest of the parties are party to running of the government.
It’s only after you have direct answers to the above questions that you can decide on what to ask the government.
Andale ambiri amaona patali.
So just because DPP Govt did not provide teachers with Covid 19 risk allowances then MCP Govt can not provide them with risk allowances. Kkkkkk. Kuyankha kwa nwana koti,”poti kwathu sunadye inenso kwanu sindikadya. Malawians don’t want dull president.
you are very very dull. He told your George Nayeja that he should let Tonse Alliance to.deal with risk allowance for the teacher which DPP failed
Why Should DPP Acuse Government On Teachers Covid Risk Allowances When It Failed To Do The Same Just Three Months Ago?
Namkbumwa was very clever in both with his response to sona and direct questioning to the president. He is brilliant. HE may have flowery speech but the fact presented to him are sober truth. What was more clever of Nankhumwa was to make sure the president does not take issues personal. Excellent Nankhumwa!
“Wants to run this nation yet he can’t even manage to count numbe r of months”
How many months are 75 days? For Nankhumwa, we are in the third month while the other person believes we are in the second month. Ife tingomvera nonsenu.
muchila . 75 in nearer to 60 than to 90. Ma cadet paja ambiri ndi mbuli
July to September is only two months. You are very right. Sorry. My apologies.
To me it was just a draw game. Nobody won.
We need to form a new pressure group comprised of professionals in different fields. These individuals should not be tainted by any of the political establishments currently in place. Their view should be long-term both in terms of political aspirations and development objectives. They should be coming out offering clearly articulated and researched alternatives for the current government. They should not in any way be concerned with petty politics. These professionals should be from all fields of interest in the national development discourse. The pressure group can then graduate to a political party at an appropriate time. Anyone interested can send me an email on [email protected]
This was just a form filling exercise – fulfilling a constitutional requirement even if it does not serve any purpose with a 2 month old government. Nothing to talk about. There is too much talk with very little action. Up until now no board members for parastatals. MERA is failing to adjust fuel pump price. Work on real issues and stop this talk, talk business. “Let the works of my hands speak for themselves” said Bingu. And how do you intend to identify beneficiaries of Input subsidy programme? There are more than 4.7 million people in this country.
Let the words of my mouth speak for me. That is what pastors do.
Boma la Chakwera lilibe ulemu kwa anthu ochepera ubongo. Pomwe ena aja ankafuna kutsogiza mbuli, this government has no place for the ignorant. Hence, roasting the opposition dude in Parliament
Nkhani ya Maphuziro ndi yovuta. Achakwera adaphuzira chiani zoyendetsera boma? My worry is; being defensive does not correct things. the issue here should not be roasting but responding, that is if he really did; for me he did not because he was concentrating on minor issue like number of months and personalities like Nankumwa. all these are not key issues at the moment. Now we need solutions not just plans.
Talk talk is at his best when he is explaining rubbish
DEMOCRACY TAYIYABA APA TSOPANO…WOSATI ZINA ZINJA
I don’t agree with the author. In my opinion Nankhumwa outsmarted the president. Kudos to Kondwani. Keep up the good job, don’t be intimidated. We don’t need hand clapper.
Outsmarting and intimidation from a same person kkkkkk
How can a STD 8 person outsmart a doctor? to me it was a forgone conclusion!!! Capacity to visualize is so wide kkkkkkk!
George Malemia aka Kondwani Nankhumwa is sn idiot. He was so totally floored by Chakwera. Being in opposition is an easy position from which to throw jabs unlike when you are ruling but ahh this Malemia dude.
Mbizi ya Presidebt
Malemia was trimmed to size.
Mike Fiko, you cannot comment anything substantial on anything concerning Chakwera. One can easily tell from your story that it’s fulk of bias and nothing reflecting your so called roast.
Amuna bambo 💪🏾🇲🇼✔️🔥🐓 achepa ana
Yes, Nankhumwa ndiamuna enieni
deeds not words
Two months,